Cybercriminals know the best strategies for gaining access to your sensitive data. According to IBM’s 2014 Cyber Security Intelligence Index, human error is a factor in 95 percent of security incidents.
A few K-State stats:
- In January 2016, there were 60 phishing scams reported resulting in 9 compromised accounts. A compromised account means hackers were successful in getting a K-Stater to give up their eID and password.
- In January 2017, there were 355 phishing scams reported resulting in 313 compromised accounts!
What does this tell us?
You are the first line of defense in protecting your personal identity information. The numbers of phishing scams are going to continue to increase and the best defense is you!
Learn how to identify phishing scams and don’t give your credentials up to these criminals.
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